Improved side-saddle tree



y W. HILL.

N- V I SIDE SADDLE TREE 0; 104 455. v Patented June 21, 1'870- WI'LLIADIHILL, NEW YORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 104,455, dated June 21, 1870.

IMPROVED SIDE-SADDLE TREE.

The schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makingpart of thesome To all whom it may concern "Be it known that IrWIL InM HILL, of thecity, county, and Stateof New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement inside-saddle Tree; and I hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawing forming partof this specification. T Thisinvention relates to a new and useful improvement in trees for,side-saddles, whereby the strength,

beauty, andutilitypf'that article are increased, while i 3 it is greatlysimplified in itsconstruction, and its cost diminished; and

It consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinaftermore fllllYjdBSCllbGd.

In the accompanying drawing-- Figure 1 represents a top orplan view.

Eigure 21s a side view. 1

Figure 3is a vertical cross-section of fig. 1, on the lineman. i

1 Figure 4isa vertical cross-section of fig. l on theliney'y.

Similar. letters of referenceindicat-e corresponding A A represent thebars of thetrce, which are two a separate pieces, formed and placed soas to fit the 1 back of the horse each side of the spine.

. These bars are connected together at the front and 1 a rear, at thefront by the metallic horn-piece B, and at the-rear. by the seat .0. l pThe seat is 'a concaveeir'le, divided as seen in fig.

1', with each of its wings, I) E, firmly attached to its bar by astraight joint, as more distinctly seen in fi g. 4.

Instead of continuing forward the wing D, and building it up to thehorn, as is ordinarily done, Iter- -miuate the seat andwing at the pointF, which saves a great deal of labor and unnecessary expense. Thehorn-piece B may be in either one or two pieces.

In this example of my invention, two pieces are riveted together;theupper piece forms the horns, andthe lower one straps, g and h, whichare firmly riveted or fastened to the bars, as seen in fig. 3.

I By this mode of construction, the tree is reduced from the ordinaryclumsy affair now in use to its proper symmetry and proportions. It islight, but

strong, with no unnecessary material, while, for the ease andv comfortof both rider and horse, the form is perfect.

Having thus' dcscribed'my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The seat 0, the bars A A, and the horn-piece B,

constructed, arranged, and combined substantially as and for thepurposes described.

2. The wing D of the seat of a side-saddle tree, when terminating beforeit reaches the horn of the saddle, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with a side-saddle tree, the hornpiece B, whenconstructed with the straps g and h, by means of which the front ends ofthe bars A A are connected together and supported, substantially asdescribed.

WILLIAM HILL.

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